Coronavirus: A new study found that immunity to the coronavirus may last for many years.
The F.D.A. approved a rapid test that can be performed at home, paving a potential path for more widespread testing outside of health care settings.
More states placed new restrictions, but some stopped short of closing restaurants, as some states and Europeans countries have done. Ohio said all retail businesses must close from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. for three weeks, while Maryland ordered bars and restaurants to close at 10 p.m. Illinois will suspend indoor dining starting Friday, and Pennsylvania will require anyone who enters the state to be tested before arrival.
Vermont banned “multi-household gatherings,” and its governor, Phil Scott, argued that those gatherings had led to more infections than restaurants. “I know this is difficult & frustrating, especially with the holidays right around the corner, but it’s necessary,” Scott tweeted.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert, said that the nation needed “a uniform approach” to the pandemic, rather than a “disjointed” state-by-state response.
Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, an 87-year-old Republican, said he had tested positive. His absence shattered his pride and joy: the longest consecutive voting streak in Senate history.
Fans are crediting Dolly Parton as a pandemic savior because she donated $1 million this spring to Vanderbilt University, which worked with the drugmaker Moderna to develop a vaccine.
Looking to start exercising again after recovering from Covid-19? Take it slow, Dr. Jordan Metzl, a sports medicine physician, advises.
The New York Times